Black Ops
It's time to re-enter the dangerous and secretive world of elite covert special ops forces in this brand new and UK exclusive second series of Black Ops.Black Ops reveals the highly-trained units that are designed to carry out high-risk military operations to terminate the world's most wanted men, eliminate terrorists, and ultimately protect innocent people's lives.These operations are hazardous and when they go wrong result it can result in mass casualties and profound political consequences.In this second series there's a whole new batch of stories from the frontline of the secret wars where the operations are fought behind enemy lines and the stakes are high.
- 2012-2014
- 2 seasons
- Fifth Season
- Drama, Documentary, Suspense
It's time to re-enter the dangerous and secretive world of elite covert special ops forces in this brand new and UK exclusive second series of Black Ops.Black Ops reveals the highly-trained units that are designed to carry out high-risk military operations to terminate the world's most wanted men, eliminate terrorists, and ultimately protect innocent people's lives.These operations are hazardous and when they go wrong result it can result in mass casualties and profound political consequences.In this second series there's a whole new batch of stories from the frontline of the secret wars where the operations are fought behind enemy lines and the stakes are high.
Season 2 Episode Guide
8 Episodes 2014
Episode 1
The Real Black Hawk Down
48 mins
A Special Forces mission turns into a battle for survival after disaster strikes in Mogadishu, Somalia.
Episode 2
Operation Viking Hammer
48 mins
Go behind enemy lines and discover how the Green Berets teamed up with rebel Kurds to target Islamist insurgents who were said to be making chemical weapons.
Episode 3
The Strike on Syria
48 mins
Sayeret Matkal, Israel's elite black ops unit, have to foil Syria's plans to develop a nuclear bomb.
Episode 4
Afghan Hostage Rescue
49 mins
Kidnapped aid workers in Afghanistan present a difficult rescue mission for U.S. Navy SEALs and Britain's Special Air Service.
Episode 5
The Killing of Abu Jihad
48 mins
A 1988 mission by Israeli commandos to assassinate Palestinian leader Khalil all-Wazir is examined.
Episode 6
Crisis in Malaya
48 mins
The Malayan Emergency in 1948 draws the British Special Air Service into the fight against communist forces.
Episode 7
Operation Fire Magic
48 mins
On October 13th 1977, Lufthansa Flight LH181 took off from the island of Mallorca with ninety-one people on board. As it flew over the Mediterranean Sea, four terrorists hijack the plane. A fanatic who calls himself "Captain Martyr Mahmud," led the attack and he demanded the release of political prisoners and fifteen million dollars otherwise he would kill the hostages and destroy the plane. A young stewardess Gabriele Dillmann is forced to relay the demands in a heartfelt plea to the tower. Germany's new Special Forces Unit, GSG9, with their highly trained operatives may have to launch a rescue raid. The operation is exceptionally risky and they enlist the help of Britain's SAS. The hijacked plane flies all over the Middle East for days but when the plane's captain Jurgen Schumann is murdered in South Yemen Germany's politicians order the Special Forces team into action. In Mogadishu, Somalia, the assault squads got into their positions under the plane as the hijackers were told that their demands are being met. The GSG9 commandos stormed the plane, killing three of the hijackers and capturing a fourth. The remaining crew and passengers are saved in a mission that takes just seven minutes. The operation is still studied today and regarded as the textbook attack on how to take down a hijacked plane. This is the story behind the raid that put Germany's GSG9 on the map - Operation Fire Magic.
Episode 8
The Japanese Embassy Siege
48 mins
A raid by Peruvian commandos to free hostages taken by Marxist rebels at the Japanese embassy ends a four-month siege in April 1997.